> Your standalone web site is like a cactus in the middle of a vast desert nobody cares about, in fact now at a mercy of Google's indexing policies. Agreed. An

> Your standalone web site is like a cactus in the middle of a vast desert nobody cares about, in fact now at a mercy of Google's indexing policies. Agreed. And so what? My friend maintains a tomato garden on his roof. Are his tomatoes ever going to win a greenhouse competition? No. Did he find it a worthwhile use of his time to grow them? Yes. Building a website should not be a resume talking point, nor does it have to strike a telling blow for 'free speech', whatever that even means in a world where the rich and powerful are obeying in advance.